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The Jefferson County Historical Society (JCHS) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and safekeeping of the county’s historical structures, documents, artifacts, and hertiage. The Society, a continuation of the Restore Our Courthouse and Restore Our County (ROC) efforts, began in 1978 when Restore Our Courthouse as formed by local citizens to save the Jefferson County Courthouse from being destroyed and replaced by a modern building.

For the past 32 years, JCHS members and county citizens have worked to ensure that the unique history of the people, places, and events in our county are not lost. It is through the work of people like you that the history of our area from its earliest beginning through today is being preserved for future generations

My grandfather, Samuel Lee Luttrell ws born in Strawberry Plains, Tenn in1869.
His father was George H. Luttrell, born in1843. He married Missouri Luttrell in 1869. George’s father was Sylvester Luttrell and was born in 1840, married to Elizabeth and lived in District 2, Sullivan County, Tenn. in 1860. Do you have any information regarding Sylvester living in Jefferson County and who his parents were? Thank you. Glenda Rickabaugh

I am trying to find any information on Shadrach Inman. He was born 25 Jan 1747 in North Carolina. He died 7 Oct 1831 in Dandridge, Jefferson Co., TN. His father was John E Inman and his mother was Henrietta Hardin. He married Mary Jane McPheeters. I am trying to show lineage through his daughter Hannah. I would appreciate any assistance. Thank you

Is there some group or organization in the Dandridge area that cleans and tries to preserve very old cemeteries? I found the grave of my husband’s 3rd great grandfather, James T Gass in Greenhill Cemetery. I believe James’ fathr Samuel Gass may also be there but the cemetery is very quickly disappearing from this earth. Samuel Gass was a very early settler in the area. James Gass fought with General Jackson in the Battle of Horsehoe Bend, War of 1812. The graves of these early settlers and their histories surely need to be remembered and protected.

Is there some group or organization in the Dandridge area that clneas and tries to preserve very old cemeteries? I found the grave of my husband’s 3rd great grandfather, James T Gass in Greenhill Cemetery. I believe James’ fathr Samuel Gass may also be there but the cemetery is very quickly disappearing from this earth. Samuel Gass was a very early settler in the area. James Gass fought with General Jackson in the Battle of Horsehoe Bend, War of 1812. The graves of these early settlers and their histories surely need to be remembered and protected.